I open the Notes app on my iPhone and start typing, closing it as I get off the bus and tackle the subway. I open it again the next day, and the day after. In fits and starts, in half…
Downpour Gin: Island Life Distilled at North Uist Distillery
The sky was bright and light before breakfast; it was June in the Outer Hebrides, and night never stays long in the summer. Gannets and cormorants wheeled through the air in front of the ferry, the landmass of Berneray and…
16 of My Favourite Places To Eat in Lewis and Harris
Where are the best restaurants in Lewis and Harris? Where to eat in Lewis and Harris is a question a lot of visitors ask, and one I’m always happy to answer. (As you know, the food is one of the…
How I Got a Refund for My Delayed Flight to NYC
I couldn’t help it: I started crying. It was nearing midnight, our flight should have left at 7.30pm, and I didn’t know if we would make our connecting flight from Glasgow to Stornoway the next morning – or if we…
A Day Trip to Edinburgh – in the Rain!
“This is a city of shifting light, of changing skies, of sudden vistas. A city so beautiful it breaks the heart again and again.” I’ve always loved this quote about Edinburgh, written by author Alexander McCall Smith. It seems to…
A Night at The National Trust for Scotland’s NYC Gala
Glencoe. Culloden. St Kilda. Bannockburn. These are names that most visitors to Scotland will recognise – and if you’ve been been to any of these Scottish sights, then you’ve been to a National Trust for Scotland property. From ancient houses…
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